Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Homer Qarriaon, Jr., Mrector
Texas Department of PubUc Safety
C-P mm Au. t La, Texan
Attention: Fred Hlakman, A8818tant Direc
D8ar Sir:
mittlng the above 8
ialan or other perlon who , or tmat8, a aae8 of or chaaarold, and every ruper- a horpital, diapemary, or ln8t~tutlon in wh.tah there ir Qloeaae, rhail report rush aare 11 Vriting, to the looal health of- fleer, stating the name and ad&e88 or the offiae number, age, eex, oolor, and ooaupation of the di8aa8ed ~~IIoQ, and thr dote of the on8et of the dietie8.8, and the probable aourae of lnfeatlon, provided that the name aad adtwera Of the dlueaeed person need not be atsted, except ae herelmfter
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Eonorabls Eomer OarrleOn, Jr., page 2
apeoirfcally required in W5tlon 5, uv3 provided, further, that all infOz%8tlOu and report8 ~onaern- lng per8OW having venereal diseare 8hall be held 8eCret In acaordanac vlth provi8ion8 in Section 8. The report shall be enolored In a reeled envelope and eent to the loo81 health offitmr vho rhall report weekly on the prescribed form to the State Board of Health, all cane8 reported to him. Th8 ph~‘SiCiSn8 and other8 re8idlng in oitie8 having no oity health offlow, 8hall make reports required in this rection direct to the county health of- ficer, where there 18 e oouutg hralth offloer in the county in vhlah they celide, and uhere there i8 no county hsalth OffiCer, al1 8uah report8 rhall be msds direat to th4 State Board of Health. 'sec. 2. the duty Of eV8lFy phpai- It Shall be clan and of srsr~ other perron vho exanine8 or a pf~r8On having 8yphlll8, gonorrhea 0~ ahan- treatr QPOld, $0 ln8truct him in RleUUP88 fOP pP8VMting the 8prWd of 8Wh d+reue, U&d Of the ZWOO88ity and to hand him a oopy for treatment until our& of olraulm of inforaation obtainable for tki8 purpo88 from the Stats Board Of Health. All city, county, or other health ‘Jeo. 3.
officers rhall ~84 svory vallabl8 mum to l 8- aertain the exl8tonao of, and to inve8tlgate *ll ca8e8 of ryph018, gonorrhea, and ahancroid within thsir 8evsral territorial jwlNlat5om, and to a8C8rtkin the 8Oum08 8uah hfeOtiOn8. LOW1 health officer8 are hereby empowered and dlreoted to nreke 8uah examlMtion8 of por8on8 rea8onably 8UfQeCted Of hUti& 8yphi118, gOIiOPPhea OP ChM- crold a8 may be neaelsary for Carrying out provlrione of this lau. bring to the preval8nae Of rush dl8eSi88a among rO8titUte8 and peFlm8 aaaoclated vlth them, a P 1 8u6h perrone are to be oonaldered within the above alara. t of a report of a oaae U&on recei “Sta. 4.
of venereal dlleaIe, the ooal health officer P rhall in8tltutu mea8ureE for proteaticm of Other pereonn from lnfeatlon by 8uoh venereally direa8ed pQP8OKll
Eonorabl8 Xoloeoer Ourlaon, Jr., page 3
5. Loop1 health Offie4r8 are authoriaed and directed to quarantine perron who have, or are reaaonebly rurpeoted hevlng agphili8, gonorrh88, or ahancrold, whenever, in the opinion of raid looal officer, or the state Board of Uealth, OF it8 4xsautivcP officer, quarantlne 18 nece88ary for th49 protection of the pub110 health. In sstablirhing quarantine the local health offlaer ahall derlg- lute and define the limit8 of the are4 in vhioh the peC8OIl knovn to have, or P888Onably 8WpeOted of having syphlJ.l.8, gonorrhea, or ehanoroid, and hi8 iawdlate attendant, are to be quarantined, and no perron other than the att8nding PhJslol~r, ahall enter or leave the area of quarantlke ulthout the pttPal88iOn of the loaal health offloer, "Elo one but the locurl health offloer rhall terminats raid quarantine, aad thl8 rhall not be do= &anti1 the quarantined paIrron hS8 beaom4 no+ lnfestiow, as detertinmd by the local health' offfcer or hlr authorized deputy through ollnloal examination ma all neoe88ary laboratory,t.e8tl, Or Until paPti88iOn hW b68n gilTon hlm to do 80 by the stats Board of Health or lte executive offlaer. 9. The low1 health oftlaer r-11 intorm all p8P8OM who me about to be Pele88ed from quarantine for venereal di8ea88, in OUe they arc not cured, what furth8r treatment rhould be t8ken to aontpleta their auve. Auy p6r8on not aurea, bcfors releared fro38 quarentinc, rhall be required to rlgn tho folloving at8temant after the blank 068 have been filled to th4 lati8faction of tr e health offlcerz OI hereby recliding at
r&nolfle&e thr fao E that I amatthl fZ188 ill- feated VI& j and agree to plde my4elf wp- der th8 f88di~e (rumI@ or (ahPe88 ) Vithin phyelclan or olllaic) hourcr. and that I will remain under the mment ok raid phy8lal8n or olinlo until. re- leared by the health offloer of or until my &as%@ 18 troarferred with the ap roval of s&id health officer, to another regular K iaen88d phy- ab.ean or an approved allnicr.
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Honorable Homer Qarrlllon, Jr., page 6
"'1 hereby 8gree to report to the health offlao* within Sour days after beglnnlng treatment a8 above agreed, and will bring vlth M a 8tate- m8nt from the abOV8 phy4lclan or allnlc of the medl- cal treatment tapplied in my oa88, end thereafter ~111 report a8 often a8 may be demanded OS ma by the health officer.
"'I agree further, that Iv111 tak+ all pre- ceutlOn8 reaosmended by the health offlcor to the epread of the abov8 dl84a84 to other prevent pWP8OM and that I vi11 not pWrforn any aat uhich rlll expo8e other per8on8 to the nbove dLeeaa8. "'I agree, until $lmlly released by the health offloer, to notify him of 8ny change 8ddre88 and to obtaln hlr ~OWent before moving my abode outside of NW furl8dlotlon.
Date "All Wuoh agrseasnte ~hsll be filed vlth the health offtoer and kept lxmeoeealble to the pub- lia.
"The OOWIi88iOner8 OOurt8 of the vWciou8 oountle* ana governlqt body o,+ all z..noorporated tOVn8 aad cltleo are hereby 0Plpovered end dlreot- ed to provide suitable placer for thW dWtentlon of perDOn who nmy be rubject to quarantine and who Whould be rsgregated for the ex.eoutlon of the provlrloxra of thlW laW$ WI&d 8wh COmRi88lOMP8 aourte and governing bodler of lnaorporated OltlW8 an8 tonU are hereby authorlred to lnour, on b~h~3.f OS thwlr laid oountiel, altlel or toYnO, the ex- pen8eB neceeeary to the enforasmetat of thi8 lav. 'stx. 5. 1. Yhan a person applie8 to
phyrtclan or other perron for the dlWgnO818 or treatment of SyphlllW, gonoPrhea or ahUwrold, it rhall be the duty of the phy8ialan or pereon 80 *5 Honorable Homer Gercieon, Jr., page 5 ooneulted to Inquire of, and aeoerthin from the
pereon reeking euoh dirga0818 or tFe8tmant, vheth-
er euah pereon has heretofore ooneultod with, or
barn been treated by, any other phyviolan or per-
eon, and if 80, to aeoertaln the neam end addrome
0r the phfricirn or person last ooneulted, It eb811 be the duty of the phymiolan or other pereon whoei the applioant con8ult8 to notify the @yslolan or
other pareon 18et ooneulted of the ohange of ad-
virere . Should the physlolan or pereon proviouely ooneulted f811 to receive euah notice vithln ten
day8 after the last date upon vhioh the patient by bia to appear, it ehall bo the use lnetruoted
duty of euoh pbyeioian or peregn to report to the the name and mldrere of 8uoh
lwal he8lth officer
renareally diee8eed pereon.
“2. If .&n &tending pb~loian or other per-
son lcnow or ham good re48orie to ruepect that a or uhmopoid
peceon hwing l pphllle, gonorrhea
18 80 oonduating hla8elf or hereoil am expoee
0th~' pereons to lnf'eotlon, or 18 about 80 to
oondwt hlmaelf or herself, he 8hll notify
low1 health offloer of the name and addreer or dleea@ed pereon and the l e8~enti.81 faote In
the time.
“sea. 6. All loon1 and atate health otfi-
Oar8 are direoted to oo-operate ulth proper CC- flclale rhoae duty it 18 to Marco law8 direoted to we every
a$ainet pro8titution, and otherwire for repreeafon OS proetitution.
proper mean8 "see. 7. health offioere, and PhyUolu18,
all other permona are prohlblted tpcm ireuing oertf-
fioatee OS freedom Z'ra venereal dileaae, provid-
ed thL8 eectloa ehall not prevent the 18auanoe freedoFn from inferstiou8 rtatelunt8 dL8ea8e8 In much form, or given under rush e&e-
vrltten guarde, that their use for eollaitrtlon for uual
interaouree vould be lmpoeeible.
Eonor8bl8 Hamor Oer~laan, Jr., pem
be inacceeelble to the publza uoept la 80 fu? a8 poblloitt may attend the perf~nmaoo of the dutler Uapo*ed by the UV8 0t the State. offleer or other phya f-
bee. 9. hmlth aiut u&o ehall u % t0 p0rr0rr ths dtttiu uuy rail requlped OS him in thl8 8rtlole rhbll, in 8d(ll- tlett the i-8 lmpe8ed by Irrr, iwSelt bfe right ~4 lieutao to ptaotioe Iwdioina vithh thfr btete~ md the dwtriot oourtr of th0 state
ahtill have juriedl&lon oi rult.8 ror the fa- in 8wrh 0Ue8, &d t&m feltore et 8psh lime 0r th0 stat0 in suit am7 b0 filed w axq oitisen a 43owt having jwl8diotlon cuwloe th orduaar~ rules ot venue, md it rh8l.i be the duty of th0 oounty kn4 dirtslet 4ttorney8 to repm8ent pet1t;alue 35 rtwlt l ult.'
TuoTaxaa ouee hoveavl8uaube~bo0a8tmotl0no? the &bow rtatote ha8 b#n oon8.ridwe4 br th8 Ex pa&e HuBout&, 18: Xn the tint 8 ?!xoroi%-l , 208 s1 v. 531, 2 i. L. 6. 1539, it i* 88idt l ’ ir l
‘This ia l h4beee o o r pu* p~o o oedbag in u h foh the relator i8 held under 8~ Opder of the c&t7 offloor of Pan Antonio; by vfhue of QUU- health aattine ~~e~uletlo~~u.eetabu8hed ia l aoord with ohaptor 85 of the Aate of the Fourth Oalhd sau- elon of the Thlrty+Wth Leglelatwe umle~
etoteawmt of t3e order of arrest that, 8co0rdlng to the infwaatlan of the health ofriaer,
relator i8 fPected with gonorrhea.
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%ae kgieletttm, wde~ the polfoe pomp, ham authority to outhorise the e8tabil8baent of quweM4.ne mgulrctlen8 fw the coteotlan of the publ~oogOln8toOntagiOnrrm & oeepereone whO8e oondltlon 18 #w&a ea to rpre84 dlreaee and, lx- .to atrthorlcle the OrreID and detea- older& thereto, ondruoh, we kmdeP#taad, 3.8 tlonofeuohper8one tha purpoee of the 8 8tute ia QucHtlOn. &a&e* its t
terme, the proper health oiilwr may 188fae a w- rant by virtue of uhloh a lawful avert may be
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Honoreble Rowr Garrieon, Jr., p#ge 7
mede vlthout prellnlnary thePet@ affomllng the person affeotod a &crlng~ if, after wrest, but Such person eEallenge8 the right of the author- iti** to contime the detention, the fundmmntal law ,aecordl ,hlm the right to have the legality of him &tintion W&red into by roper oourt in 8w denleN to no a hatme ourpue proo~dh$. The P @aa reetralned of hl8 liber?tjr vithout a h8alng the right to prove In 8)Qu tplbmd that fha faot8 hi. reetrrlnt do not 8XlSt. Ruling juetli~~ Came Lav, Vol. 6, pa 435, 1 419. The health au- thorltiae smriocl; the ameet of relator &rive their paver to do Qo fraa the ells d UZWtenoo of the faot that the relator ir af outed with f
the diaeaee mentioned, and that her detention la required La the pubuo intoPeNt to provent contagion. If those fact8 do not exlet, the of- floor ham no jraal8dlation to oc%tbw the nr- tralnt and the oowt in the habeu oorpu8 prooeed- lng bee euthal~ty to lngulre whether the fwtr ON- jurit4ct;totlon 8xl.t. eential to l%x pa&a Degenw, 30 Tes. App. 566, 17 3* H. 1111. . . . .
(I . . . but the pauer to establleh qwaatizu am exl8tent under our Con8tltuflon ir tut inaldent of the @Ice porsr~veet8d In the f&glSlattie un- der the genera power to pa88 Iewe. Our Wtatute doe8 not declare that the lnitlal order of t%rreSt Shall be conclusive; nor CioaW it deetgnate my tribunal to whom one detained under QI~ order arrest imued by the health ofSloer my appeal fcr a hearln&. The fair and resrronable inter- pretation of the statute under whloh relator se held, ve think, 18 that which 80wrde the health the povsr order ErPeWt officer and detan- leavlag to tion, the person &3tal.ned the rQht to 3.nvolce the decieion the l 8tUb~l8h e d judlolal tribunnle of ths state on question either F&ieed, of faot or law, lnvolvlng the validity of the de- tent fan.
“We conclude that under the bat of the LegiS- In qusetlon relator had leture right to a *8 Honorable Eolnrr GB~T~SOII, Jr., pans
hearing on wit of habeas oorpus, and thsreln to prove the nonexistsAoe of the facts AUCS@SU~ to her oontlnusd dotsAtlon snd themeby ob- authorlre tain rrleass. Faota er@eAtlal to determine uheth- or ehe rhould nr should not bs held not being
available in thl8 oourt, it 18 ordered that writ of hubeas aorpue prayud for bu graated, and that It be referrod for haari~g to IIan. R. B. Mlnor, Jud&a of. the Fifty-8eveAth judlOia1 distrLOt Of rexa*. Ii
And In Ex parts hrook8, 85 Tux. Cr. R. 397, 212 5. U. 936, the oourt aaid:
Vhir 18 a~ orlgi~ala lioatlon r0r rrlt of habear corpus Sued out by !! 8 relator, GMce Brooks, who Is detalAed by SUrOj Baker, ohiet of pollee at Xoueton, by re&son of an order ls8urd by Joba xc. Bolt, U. C. P. li. A., dlreotor of ornitatioaa, the ohieZ health otiiocr of ral4 cltp of Sioueton, whloh urdsr dlreotr that the rrelator bo ou~finrd at the city farm until di8ohmged by aa%d health off icier. A copy of raid ordar is ttaOhad to the applloatlon, and it is SubetaAtially stated thsro- in Wt relator ha8 been examined and is Weoted vlth ryphllia, md in ordered into a\uraMlno at the said rsualoipal farm, the&e to be detained un- til released by OF&r *aid health oHioar.
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'The fourth oontention 1s that there have been numrou8 tests given rrlator,sinea hur co.AflAmsAt, urd that soms of the 8ams thawed poeltlve Md sama xuwtive resulta. Nothing 18 thus preretated Sor our duol@lon. II relator i8 free #Yom ryphilin or gonorrhea *he may pruseut hur appluiation ror writ of haboar oorpu8 to lwal court8 under tha authority of 0% parts Xardoartlr, daofdad by un at this term, and if f'roe therefrom may be &is- Ohar6Ud. The court8 ~111 understand that the health offioere have no right or power to hold Fn qumm- tine oitlrenr vho 40 not show the grerenae ot ema OS the dlsearer Aaxed in ahapter 85 of the Aot8 ;t;a;&Tth Call& Se*rion cri the Thirtpii~th Leg-
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Bcmwable Holrur ffarr:son, Jr .* page 9
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“We have oarufully emmined all of the oon- tentiom of the relator. and hold them without the pO~i@iOti ofmohapter 85, @uprae are direoted 18 oonflnod to the medlOa1 D~O~SU~QIL sad the 0-e and treatmunt thereof 3.8 neoeialtp lithe
ndr of the leumbera of the 88166 noble’~fratepnlt~ be i8 nothing iA th6 aOt uhIoh ~etoat8 OF forI bid8 mu swpeot, OF raone dstalimd, from p-feat r freedom treatmuot y any rcrput8ble physloian
vhf10 IA the ouatody 0r the offiolals Olmrg.6 with the mforosemnt of thu lav; aad nothlng uhlah de- privea any rsoaa 80 conflaud for truatemat of ep66dy hear E6 at tb hand8 or the court if m
be oppression or detention vlthout 8 oauae. 9%e objeot of the lav la note pAf@hMAt for un- fortunate8 who are affliicted with the86 MUdies, transmlttrrd Md 80 fUrfuf. in r.@titl, SO 6Ully but the uell-being of these ad remainder the people.
“In the Instant oaau relator l# ahorn be a m88?led woman, with 4 b&N-ws hurbewl and "fi four. thflil&‘6n, tha Om68t being 1 mo&h@ old,
but the record dl80 We8 that ahe Qoltru8 to live z
Vfthth,WL 8tatiIUt that Oh6 r.W6frc@ the life Of
. Te@tfPlanJ wall addu.wd 8hoving numsr- oue b6etovsb of aamal favor8 upon 802diers en& othS8 D6rsan. al80 th6 r6btw ns afflf6tUd
91th gbnorrheii and 8ypkLl3.8. tfa t
81On of Said 6?ot that 8wh IN
lnud for truatmunt until QoolPrsd cured by f ficial Dronouuo68bezlt i@ not unr@&SoELlble, un?uit, *10 Iionorable Iiomur BarifSo~, Jr., page 10
or arbitrery. OUr l tt6AtioA i8 AOt Oellud t0 &XI.. eUthOFlti68 hold- thie or other eirnilac eote Of aAY Of th6 RrOVi@iOAS Of OLU’ Violative i%l6ti- tutioa, Or dieorlmlrutorg. arbitrary, or unMa@on-
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“T&6 vrlt i@ dl@mls@ed and r6letor rum6nded t0 the OUStOdY Or th6 0hi6f Or DOlfOe Of the OitY Of HOu8tOn, a~bjsot to the Olke;@ Of~the OLtz hulth OfffOUr OS @aid olty."dersoorlng oura)
Other Tux48 case8 et leaot implying the right to ureet under Article 4445, rupra; Xx pert6 Vogler, 110 Tsx. Cr. K. 579, 9 S. W. (26) 733, 62 A. L. R. Gll- 4561 Ex parte
b6rt (Tux. Cr.), 135 ". u. (26) 718.
While we h&e been unable to find any Texa@ ease of peaoe offloerr gen6r*lly pa*** directly upon th6 pwrr to arrest upon prop6r uarrante or written order8 lrsued by ocgmtmt health authorLti68 under the provlSlom Article 4145, from the language umployed in the above cM68. Thu next arum- ZUprB, ve think #O powur b6 inferr6d [18] neousrarlly t0 tloaa IS ifbother a Ten8 B-UP, by Vi&U6 Of hi8 OfflOe, ha8 8U6h %uthOrfty. r66d ~l’OVi@iOA@ Of &tlOle We hWe OWUfU11J
6570, R. C. S., 19251 “The orfioero, non-commlS@ioned officer8 and 0s tkil force privates th6 ~OYUI'I Of psaC0 oivil authorltle8 in regular law@. They&C& here
aAd to 6X66Ute SU6h ing W definl~ the pouer@ and duties Of 8herlffS @hall be governed by th6 laVS~PegLU.8t- [06868] prooe@S
w36n in diecharge 0s eiinllar dutler~ exo6pt that they ah11 have the povur and @hall be authorlsad to make arrests and to execute all prooena in
arinfaal Oa668 ii2 aAy OOLUIty f!I dtatu. They *hall, befOr 6At6rlAg 0A th6 dl*Oharge 0r th6S6 dutiee, take an oath Ghat each of th6m will Saith- fully pe~fora hfs dutier in eoOord6~06 with law.
Honorable Homer Qarci8on, Jr., p6@e 11
20 arrert and bring to ju8tIae men vho h8ve band- the lmm the l xeautton ed together to prevent of or to aomalt robbery OP other telonler, the oi- and prIv8te8 tlc$em, mm-coamIreioned offloer8 of mid ioroe m8y soaept the servIoe8 of rush clti- 1enS q8 8hrl1 volunteer to aid them; but while 80 l m&d 8iM11 ILOt F OeiVO &My 8Wh ditiMA8 from the state for such 8OWiW*." UAder8oorIAg f OloI8 ) The abova 8tatUte Vq8 a patt Of the t&de prfor to
th e l 8tablI8bunt of the S'eJU8 De&='tmeZat ai P~bliO %fety. &tIale 44u(ll) Vernon~8 Annotated Civil statute8 acUb tab8 the followingr
"(1) %!bO 'POXa -Or FOra 6ttd it8 perrOn- nel, property, and reaordl, AOV a p&rt e9uQment of the Adjutant hAeral'8 hmtIII#At of the
State of Teu8, are hweby trUk8fewed to and plaaed undeT the jUrI8diation Of the &prrtmmit OS Publie Safety, and are hereby d@ignated M Tour Rangerr, md a8 8Uah, aoPrtitut0 above JSAtIOIied dIVi#iOn Of th. Ik~rtmOnt.
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"(I) The offloerr 8bAl]l be a~thed with all ~0VqP8 Of ma0. OiflOW8. snd Ea e ezeau on 0 0
"They *ball bmre euthorltr to make 8W88t8, end to exeauk In 8Ad in air11 a8808 ~t~aia~ "tx: tie Of a OOUrt Or p(1OOrdj U snd in au 068e8 rku 1 be governed by the lwr regul&tlng 8nd de- fIn.IUg the poverr 8Ud dutlea of 8hWIti8 vhen In the dI8Ohar&e Of 8i.El1U OX00pt Wt dutie8: hpV0 the POW&r and 8htIn they 8hd1 b. CrUthW- i8ed mOk@ u?Pe8t8 and all plW3e88 to +XeOute IA orixl~l Oa888 in any aounty in the State.
All oifiaer8 Osxeretiag by virtue th3.8 Aat 8ti11 hovq the authority to We 8PPllt8. a8 dl- rooted by varmint8, wd vlthout a warrant wider the condition8 noU authOrISed by law, and 4100 in all Gale8 when the al&&ad offender 18 trmel- hq OA * mllroad, IA 5 motor vehiale, aeroplme *12 Xonomblo Homvr &~wI80n, Jr., pep 12
or boat. -A Uiy Of 882.6 fOi'@e 8h8U. ms8t any pes-80~ &8reod vtth l OFiri-1 Ofru18e, they r&all forthvlth oonvey raid pOr8OA to the oount~ vhere he 80 rtud8 ehmged, and ahall deliver hIa to the proper orfiovr, taking Ns reaeipt therefor. AU neae8Urry ~1Xpsllcle8 thus incurred 8h411 bv paid by the State.
" . . . . " (Underrooring OWS) YOtW qUMti8Ii 8a 8tbted i8 Wh8WeWd ia th0 affirm+ Md O@.LdOII# Of the tlV0, bMU80 Or th0 aUOtOd 8tatUte8 Court of Ux%abal Appwl8.
Youm very truly ATl’CB@?t QXRRAL QR TRXAS Benjilawlioodall A8818t&Ut